traffic and money woes

I will never understand traffic. I have had a bagillion conversations about it and no one seems to understand. how in the world does traffic start? for 15 minutes on the freeway cars were bumper to bumper and then all of a sudden it clears and off zooming we go. reason for the delay? NOTHING. the sun was outside so people wanted to actually see it or something? no accidents, no cops, nothing. lots of trucks though. could be their conspiracy to make all of us suffer on the road.

thinking about money. I am starting to realize with the help of MAC that I have unrealistic standards of "success" for myself. success to me has always meant financial bliss...never did I think oh to have work life balance and have time to enjoy home and friends and all that good stuff. Nope - I just always assumed adult life would be me working a lot in an effort to make the big bucks. As part of my whole transition phase that I am in right now - which includes uncertainity about living in SF, and where I want to work - I am slowly seeing the light and realizing there are more important things to life than the amount of my paycheck. still trying to figure out just how to make that switch but I am hopeful!